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Member's Mark 88/12 Ground Beef, priced per pound
4.6 out of 5 stars
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5,854 ratings1,248 reviews
  1. 5 stars77% (4,488)
  2. 4 stars14% (810)
  3. 3 stars4% (249)
  4. 2 stars2% (90)
  5. 1 star4% (217)

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Mar 2, 2025
Reviewer name: Debi
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

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Did anyone else get a bad batch of meat?

This meat has a bad taste to it. I ended up throwing it out after cooking about a 1/4 of it. I buy in bulk and separate into freezer bags. Food is too expensive to be throwing out but I didn't want to be sick

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Aug 18, 2022
Reviewer name: Bojo
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

The 88/12 ground beef weight.

I bought a food scale recently and found that their ground beef weight was less than the package stated. The last package was over 7oz. less and this is not just a one time deal.

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Feb 11, 2026
Reviewer name: Craig
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

they include the packaging in the weight that you pay. that is why they include that cold pack thing which is really heavy. do we really need to be doing this sams? we have to try and slight the customer at every turn?

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Feb 6, 2026
Reviewer name: pachanga
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

water

More and more water is added every time i purchased it, which is about once or twice per month. The added water makes the meat to not stay fresh too long and you must cook it as soon as you bring it home.

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Apr 14, 2025
Reviewer name: Wendy
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

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Price has increased

For the quantity and price, I find it a bit expensive. Price has steadily increased within a year which makes no sense if beef cattle is from the US. Don't see how tariff would effect this. Walmart has ground beef cheaper but it contains more fat. I find ALDI's ground beef much cheaper but in smaller packs. If you really need a large pack, then I guess it's an ok deal, saving you gas and a trip to another store.

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Mar 14, 2023
Reviewer name: Colleen
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

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Still a good buy.

I preferred the 93% lean ground beef that use to be sold. But, I understand to keep the price in line the mix needed to be reduced in fat/meat content. Good value. Also, wish the packages would hit the five pound weight. They have been reduced to about four and three quarters in weight.

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May 7, 2024
Reviewer name: Christy421
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

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88/12 Fat Ground Beef

I only buy Member's Mark 88/122 Fat Ground Beef. This is a multi pound package that I like to break down into 1 pound packages. It freezes and defrosts well. It tastes so fresh and always has a good color. I use it for hamburgers to chili and always have great results cooking with it.

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Jan 9, 2025
Reviewer name: Sara
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

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Tuff ground meat

I wasn't happy with the meat this time. I buy tons of it & bust into 1.5# packages for recipes & it works out great! This time, for the first time the meat was tuff after cooking & wasn't tender. Plus it did not taste as good. I don't know why but not as good as usual. Sorry.

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Jul 17, 2025
Reviewer name: Ray R
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

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Bones included

This is the second time I get bits of bone small bits part of the ground beef and so not buying this again. That in addition to the 80% beef 20% fat there is no way this seems like 30 fat and included. I’m sure it’s good for some people, but I’m not buying this again, however, I will continue to shop at Sam because I love the store and their products in general

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Nov 21, 2025
Reviewer name: Scarbreaux
2 out of 5 stars
2 out of 5 stars review

No longer a lean meat!

So much fat/grease now! This used to be a much leaner meat, with so little fat that it did not require draining. The 4 star reviews on this product are from when it was a 92% or 93%. Now this isn't any better than what we can get at Wal-Marti. It has just been downgraded within the last few months. Not a fan.

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